Day zero
Despite full dams, Capetonians urged to save water
Back in 2017, there were threats about Day Zero, when taps would run dry in the Mother City. Capetonians were forced to adapt to new lifestyles as strict...
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Eastern Cape families drink from drains as water trucks break down
Three out of four water trucks in the Eastern Cape town of Dutywa are in for repairs.
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PE Day Zero: Staff and inmates at St Albans prison scramble for water
Large water tanks are emptied in a matter of hours, says community leader.
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ANALYSIS: What the tourism sector can learn from Cape Town’s drought
In the event of future droughts, the use of terms and alarmist messages that may scare away investors and tourists should be avoided.
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YONELA DIKO: EC crisis: municipal management needs water efficiency KPIs
The idea that municipal management can sit back and watch their water infrastructure disintegrate without consequence can no longer be tolerated, writes Yonela Diko.
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KZN residents urged to use water sparingly as dam levels drop
KZN experienced a devastating drought between 2015 and 2017 and government had to impose water restrictions in certain areas.
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Sisulu to announce water restrictions to avoid ‘much-dreaded day zero’
Officials are worried over the increase in consumption in South Africa with proper rain only expected to hit the country around December.
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Cape Town almost ran out of water. Here's how it averted the crisis
The city also significantly hiked tariffs as well as rolling out management devices, which set a daily limit on the water supply to properties.
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CoCT approves 10-year plan to prevent another water crisis
It might seem like a long time ago to some residents, but just more than a year ago, there were dire predictions that the city’s taps would run dry by April 2018.
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City of CT won’t relax water restrictions just yet
Levels at dams supplying the city have declined by 0.8% over the past week and currently stand at 47.5% on average.
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DA considers legal action against ANC over Day Zero water tariff claims
While on the campaign trail, the ANC's Ebrahim Rasool told voters the City of Cape Town had over-recovered amounts on water which topped more than R1 billion.
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City of CT plans to spend bulk of proposed R8bn budget on water, waste projects
Mayor Dan Plato said that the allocation looks to the future but he also reflected on the water crisis' role in getting citizens to work together with council.
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2018, the year Cape Town dodged Day Zero
Provincial and local government spent millions of rands in 2018 to tackle the Western Cape’s drought.
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[LISTEN] The 2018 news year in review
Zain Johnson and EWN's Charlotte Kilbane unpack the biggest stories that made headlines in 2018.
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Fearmongering played huge role in forcing CT to save water - research
A study done by researchers at Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town found residents responded more strongly to the possibility of taps running dry than to tough water restrictions.
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City of Cape Town relaxes water restrictions to Level 3
In October, the city dropped restrictions from Level 6B to Level 5, after dams reached almost 75% capacity.
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Invasive trees targeted by new SA anti-drought fund
An initial R53 million has been committed to the new Greater Cape Town Water Fund, which has been pioneered by global conservation organisation Nature Conservancy.
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Drought-hit Cape Town should cut down 'alien' trees - study
Non-native trees, which have spread from commercial plantations and seeded hillsides, are far thirstier than indigenous vegetation such as local 'fynbos' plants.
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'CT residents overreacted to prospect of Day Zero'
Chairperson of Parliament’s Water and Sanitation Committee Lulu Johnson says many South African communities have for years lived with the prospect of Day Zero.
